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en'Laws of War' GDC panel available for viewinghttp://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/31/laws-war-gdc-panel-available-viewing
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<p>Daniel Greenberg passed along word that his GDC panel, &quot;Gaming the Laws of War: Can Real Consequences Mean Real Fun?&quot; is now available for free and unfettered viewing through the GDC Vault video archives.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/31/laws-war-gdc-panel-available-viewing" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/31/laws-war-gdc-panel-available-viewing#commentsGDChttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18594Tue, 31 Mar 2015 20:00:29 +0000james_fudge18594 at http://gamepolitics.com26K People Attended The 2015 Game Developers Conferencehttp://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/09/26k-people-attended-2015-game-developers-conference
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<p>UBM Tech Game Network, the organizers of the Game Developers Conference and the owners of website Gamasutra, announced that 26,000 people (game developers, executives, members of the media) attended the 2015 Game Developers Conference, making it the biggest year so far.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/09/26k-people-attended-2015-game-developers-conference" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/09/26k-people-attended-2015-game-developers-conference#commentsGame DevelopersGDChttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18426Mon, 09 Mar 2015 19:51:39 +0000james_fudge18426 at http://gamepolitics.comGDC Awards Show Hosts Deliver Messages About Internet Hatehttp://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/05/gdc-awards-show-hosts-deliver-messages-about-internet-hate
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<p>Last night at the Indie Games Festival Awards, host Nathan Vella, the head of Capy Games, took a few minutes to speak out against the Internet hatred and harassment that has taken place over the last seven months on social media - mostly aimed at females journalists, and game developers.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/05/gdc-awards-show-hosts-deliver-messages-about-internet-hate" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/05/gdc-awards-show-hosts-deliver-messages-about-internet-hate#commentsAdmittedly a StretchGDCHate GroupsPeoplehttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18407Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:43:02 +0000james_fudge18407 at http://gamepolitics.comUpcoming Open Gaming Alliance Report Predicts PC Gaming Sector Worth $35 Billion By 2018http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/02/upcoming-open-gaming-alliance-report-predicts-pc-gaming-sector-worth-35-billion-2018
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<p>The Open Gaming Alliance (OGA) will release its seventh annual research report at the end of March in conjunction with market research firm DFC Intelligence. The new report, which focuses on the PC gaming sector, offers predictions on the sector from the end of 2014 up until 2018.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/02/upcoming-open-gaming-alliance-report-predicts-pc-gaming-sector-worth-35-billion-2018" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/02/upcoming-open-gaming-alliance-report-predicts-pc-gaming-sector-worth-35-billion-2018#commentsBusinessGDCPC GamesVideo Game Industry/EconomicsVideo Game Researchhttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18376Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:21:12 +0000james_fudge18376 at http://gamepolitics.comEpic Games Makes 'Unreal Engine 4' Free For Everyonehttp://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/02/epic-games-makes-unreal-engine-4-free-everyone
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<p>Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney has decided that it is time to make Unreal Engine more competitive with stiff competition from the likes of Unity and other free game development tools. Unity has been free for some time, and some believe that it is cutting into Unreal Engine&#39;s market share in the game development space (<i>no, we do not have stats on whether or not this is true, but this is at least the perception in some circles - ed.</i>).</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/02/epic-games-makes-unreal-engine-4-free-everyone" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/02/epic-games-makes-unreal-engine-4-free-everyone#commentsGame DevelopersGame Developers Doing GoodGDChttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18373Mon, 02 Mar 2015 19:08:01 +0000james_fudge18373 at http://gamepolitics.comTactical Simulations Interactive Reveals 'Gateway' Character Transfer Initiativehttp://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/02/tactical-simulations-interactive-reveals-gateway-character-transfer-initiative
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<p>Tactical Simulations Interactive (TSI), a company formed by former Strategic Inc. employees, has announced a new system called &quot;Gateway&quot; that allows players to transfer their favorite characters across multiple role-playing games that support the system. TSI&rsquo;s first game, Seven Dragon Saga, will support Gateway, and Harebrained Games and inXile have committed to supporting the system as well.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/02/tactical-simulations-interactive-reveals-gateway-character-transfer-initiative" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/02/tactical-simulations-interactive-reveals-gateway-character-transfer-initiative#commentsGame DevelopersGame Developers Doing GoodGDCRPGhttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18372Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:51:34 +0000james_fudge18372 at http://gamepolitics.comTim Schaefer To Host Game Developers Choice Awardshttp://gamepolitics.com/2015/02/27/tim-schaefer-host-game-developers-choice-awards
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<p>Double Fine founder Tim Schafer will once again serve as the host of the 15th annual Game Developers Choice Awards.</p>
<p>He&#39;ll be joined by Capybara Games founder Nathan Vella, who will serve as the Independent Games Festival awards. This year&#39;s ceremonies kick off at 6:30 PM on the evening of Wednesday, March 4th during GDC 2015 in San Francisco (at the Moscone Center).</p>
<p>For those who can&#39;t make it to GDC this year, both GameSpot and Twitch will be running a live stream of the show.</p>
<p>GDC takes place March 2 - 6 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2015/02/27/tim-schaefer-host-game-developers-choice-awards" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2015/02/27/tim-schaefer-host-game-developers-choice-awards#commentsGDChttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18366Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:21:27 +0000james_fudge18366 at http://gamepolitics.comGDC General Manager Kindly Warns: Be Good Or Be Gonehttp://gamepolitics.com/2015/02/24/gdc-general-manager-kindly-warns-be-good-or-be-gone
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<p>Meggan Scavio, General Manager for GDC Events, put out a short and <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/237132/Reminder_Know_your_GDC_Code_of_Conduct.php">friendly reminder</a> today that there are rules that both speakers and attendees need to follow to make the Game Developers Conference a safe and happy environment for everyone. In her brief note to the development community,&nbsp;Scavio said that GDC is for everyone and anyone at the official venue during GDC week should act accordingly:</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2015/02/24/gdc-general-manager-kindly-warns-be-good-or-be-gone" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2015/02/24/gdc-general-manager-kindly-warns-be-good-or-be-gone#commentsGame DevelopersGDChttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18334Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:41:46 +0000james_fudge18334 at http://gamepolitics.comBrenda Romero and Tracy Fullerton Headline GDC Education Summithttp://gamepolitics.com/2015/02/10/brenda-romero-and-tracy-fullerton-headline-gdc-education-summit
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<p>Organizers of the Game Developers Conference announced three important events (just a sampling) that will take place during the GDC Education Summit March 2nd and 3rd.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2015/02/10/brenda-romero-and-tracy-fullerton-headline-gdc-education-summit" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2015/02/10/brenda-romero-and-tracy-fullerton-headline-gdc-education-summit#commentsAcademiaGames & EducationGDChttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18235Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:54:30 +0000james_fudge18235 at http://gamepolitics.comIndie MEGABOOTH Showcase Invades GDC 2015http://gamepolitics.com/2015/02/06/indie-megabooth-showcase-invades-gdc-2015
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<p>Organizers of the Game Developers Conference released new details on what games and developers would be part of this year&#39;s Indie MEGABOOTH Showcase exhibit. The exhibit, which is open to all GDC passholders, will be open at various points during the week of the 2015 Game Developers Conference, March 2-6 (Moscone Center, San Francisco).</p>
<p>The Indie MEGABOOTH Showcase highlights a collection of games from independent developers who have banded together to show off the latest and greatest indie games at conventions across the world in one large and sprawling space.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2015/02/06/indie-megabooth-showcase-invades-gdc-2015" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2015/02/06/indie-megabooth-showcase-invades-gdc-2015#commentsGame DevelopersGDCIndie DevelopersInspirationalhttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18218Fri, 06 Feb 2015 23:04:02 +0000james_fudge18218 at http://gamepolitics.com